A visit to the Fant Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Fant Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fant Cemetery:
34.5835, -81.6054
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fant Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fant Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Union. Union lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Fant Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fant Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Fant Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fant Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McDaniel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Otterson Fort Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- William H. Gist Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The William H. Gist Family Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William H. Gist Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the William H. Gist Family Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Cross Keys.
- The William H. Gist Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70125 <5>
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Gilliams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Gilliams Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliams Cemetery
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cane Creek Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek Cemetery
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Old Quaker Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Quaker Cemetery
- Spring Hill AME Zion Church
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitmire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cane Creek Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek Cemetery
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cane Creek Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Steen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Steen Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Humphries Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Humphries Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphries Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- New Prospects Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gregory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fant Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Red Town ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Red Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
- Delta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Delta is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Whitmire
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sartor Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sartor Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
- Sedalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sedalia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Tuckertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
- Carlisle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Meador ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meador is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Bishop Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Buffalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Renno
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Renno is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bonham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bonham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
- Colerain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Colerain is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Cross Anchor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dover ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Bailey Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bailey Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Kelly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kelly is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Joanna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glymphville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glymphville is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
- Blair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lockhart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kinards
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cabal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cabal is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
- Tylersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tylersville is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Fant Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Cross Anchor
- Union
- Whitmire
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Fant Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Union County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Fant Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1232884 (Fant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1232884 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Union
- Est. Elev: 140 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whitmire North
- Location given for Fant Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5834695 Lon: -81.6053803
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fant Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |